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Once on the path he didn’t hang about.

Despite the tired, heavy feeling in his legs he

ran quickly. The strange night sounds from

the trees startled him. He wondered what kind

of animals lived in there. Occasionally he

caught a glimpse of some strange creature

lurking at the side of the path - a pair of bright

eyes, a small furry face or two large sharp

claws. Whatever it was it dashed back into the

undergrowth whenever Jay got too near. It

was terrifying, but Jay kept going. What was

just as scary was the feeling that, although he

was running, he didn’t seem to be getting any

closer to where he wanted to get to. Jay told

himself it was because the long path and the

tall trees on either side all looked the same. Of

course he was getting there - it only felt like a

bad dream. After ten minutes of running, Jay

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